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“You Start It and You Like the Work, and You Just Keep On”

by History on June 3, 2013

To date, 259 Members have served 30 years or more in the U.S. Congress, constituting just two percent of the total historic membership. Yet in an institution where long service often yields greater power, many of these Members became some of the House’s most famous and influential people.

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Categories: Firsts & Milestones, People

Were There Any Witnesses? Segregation in the House Visitors’ Gallery

by History on April 9, 2013

Were African Americans in attendance to witness the legislative debates that shaped their freedom? Well, yes and no. The nation barred them from citizenship and service as Members of Congress until the adoption of the 14th Amendment in 1868, but barring African Americans, slave or free, from the Capitol has a murkier history.

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Categories: Exhibitions & Publications, Civil War, Firsts & Milestones, House Chamber
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